VITAL RECORDS

EDGARTOWN

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
1904

Title Page

EDGARTOWN

The town of Edgartown, County of Dukes County, formerly known as Great Harbour, was established July 8, 1671, from common land, and the name then changed.

February 5, 1830, the bounds between Edgartown and Tisbury were established.

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Population by Census:

1765,	944	1820,	1,374	1860,	2,118
1776,	1,020	1830,	1,509	1870,	1,516
1790,	1,352	1840,	1,736	1880,	1,303
1800,	1,226	1850,	1,990	1890,	1,156
1810,	1,365			1900,	1,209

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Adams - Atthearn
Bailey - Butler
Camp - Cutler
Daggat - Dunniels
Ellinwood - Esaw
Fellows - Furlong
Gardner - Green
Hall - Huxford
Jackson - Jones
Kelley - Knowlton
Latham - Luce
Marchant - Myers
Nash - Nye
Ogden - Ozborn
Paint - Prince
Quinelle
Randal - Russell
Sams - Swift
Talcott - Tripp
Vandike - Vinson
Wade - Worth
Yates
Unidentified
Negroes

Marriages
Abbott - Atsett
Bachus - Butler
Cagnehew - Cussens
Dagett - Dunnels
Earl - Ewers
Fellows - Fussell
Gabler - Gurnerson
Hall - Hyde
Instance - Ishom
Jackson - Joye
Keith - Knowlton
Lambert - Lumbert
MacKenzie - Myers
Nash - Nye
Ogdon - Osbourn
Paddock - Prior
Quinnel
Randal - Ryan
Sainsbury - Swift
Taber - Turner
Upham
Vandyke - Vinson
Wade - Worthman
Yates - Young
Unidentified

Deaths
Adams - Atsatt
Bailey - Butler
Camp - Cusons
Dagget - Dunham
Eaton
Fellows - Furlong
Gage - Grey
Hamet - Huxford
Jenkins - Joy
Kelley - Kingsbury
Laffeen - Luce
MacKenzie - Munroe
Neal - Nye
Oliver - Osborn
Paint - Pribble
Randal - Ryan
Salvara - Swift
Talcut - Tupper
Vandike - Vinsson
Ward - Worth
Yates - Young
Unidentified
Negroes